I cannot think of a more appropriate emphasis for our annual meeting this year than the chosen theme of “Connect.” I have been listening and overwhelmingly I have heard you say that a priority for you is building relationships. You have even tied success to achieving our cooperative mission to our becoming more intentional in [...]
This blog is co-authored by Lauren Rodriguez (@room1012) and Earl Grey (@earl52). Earl Grey is the Minister of Connections at the Church at Severn Run.
The other day, a friend sent out this message: “The ERC of NAMB will be highly important to GPS 2010! Churches get involved…NOW!”
What’s his message? Who’s his audience? And how effectively [...]
As I was driving to a meeting the other day I heard a question on the radio that made me think of my relationship with Christ and how I am perceived by those I come in contact with. Here’s the question: What are some of the adjectives people use to describe you?
At first I [...]
This morning, I attended the Minister’s Conference Brunch at the BCM/D’s 2009 Connect Conference. One of our speakers was Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, LA., whose church was devastated in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. He shared with us three things he learned during that time from Mark [...]
‘Community’ is a popular word in churches. We talk about ‘reaching our community’ and ‘engaging our community.’ We want visitors to feel that our church can offer a ‘community to connect with’ and ‘get plugged in to.’ We all know that community is important, that connecting with our surrounding community is part of [...]
As a Pastor’s wife, connecting with women in the church can be challenging at times. After all, some expect you to be your husband’s secretary, others hold exorbitant expectations for your life, and some watch you with a magnifying glass waiting to condemn you for any hint of sin or humanity you might exhibit.
That had [...]
This past week I was teaching my youth at Summit Trace Church the importance of loving one another as Christians. It sounds like an easy concept, treating other believers as the person they are in Christ. But if we were being honest with each other, I think we’d begin to see how untrue that can [...]
By now you have certainly heard about Twitter and Facebook and may have even peeked into one of these services to see what they are all about. Me? I took a dive head first into them and I haven’t come up for breath yet.
But before you write this off as yet another plea for [...]
“We have no money.”
“A vacation is a luxury we can not afford.”
“What will the church do while we’re away?”
“My congregation is always traveling. When do I get my break?”
As a pastor or other minister at your church, have you ever made one of the above statements or asked one of those questions? Sure you have! [...]
I love social media, especially Twitter and Facebook. Since the day I signed on I’ve been able to re-connect with friends from forever ago and get to know people I wish I knew. I mean how cool is it to get random updates about what Weird Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) is doing or to know what [...]
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